A Skywatcher's Year

This is an excellent guide to watching the night sky during the year. It is personable and highly enjoyable -- anyone interested in backyard astronomy will find it easy to read and use. Highly recommended.

The Sky watcher's Year is broken into 52 essays on what to observe through the year. Each week covers a different observation topic, such as finding true north, the summer triangle, or deep-sky treasures. The author provides facts, and lore on each of the topics, and ideas for observing the phenomena. There are also additional sections on observing the Sun, Eclipses, and the Moon. Many of the essays cover topics that are easily visible with the naked eye, binoculars or a small telescope. The book is organized by week so you can thumb to the week, read the essay, go outside, look up at the night sky and say aha, so that's what he means. I recommend this book for those who want to expand their knowledge of astronomy. This book would be a good companion to those who enjoyed 40 Nights to Knowing the Sky: a night-by-night sky watching primer by Schaaf.